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In my expereince, the yo-yo temps are more of a problem than anything, as you would know here in SW MO. 50-60 degree temperature swings are really hard on young calves. I have a climate controlled barn I raise all my bottle calves in, none go outside until weaned, but not everyone can do that...

Shot of Nuflor, Draxxin, pick one, shot of Banamane, shot of B-Vit, and get his body temp up, even an old blanket, etc., immune system won't work with low body temp. Make sure to keep hydrated. Seen it many times.

Borderline "abuse" is the norm at most of the dairies around here. The one I work at I would consider "fair", as far as overall conditions, I've seen MUCH worse. It's all about pumping as much milk as possible, conditions be damned! As far as the Holstein steers, some people just do a better job...

The whole article just goes to show how stupid some people are. If that happend to me I would be PISSED! Like I always say, "Stupid humans". As an aside, a buddy of mine had a calf that the cow hid so well it took us 3 days to find the little booger. I swear we walked that pasture a hundred...

Be very careful, yes, a more tame cow can be just as dangerous as a crazy one. I can usually just slap their noses/asses to get them away while feeding or working, but I'm dealing with Holstein milk cows that are just big babies. My steers on pasture will come when called with a bucket, but...

Around here the most popular is Holstein bull calves, a by-product of all the surrounding daries. I raise about 150 bottle calves a year for my self, and contract raise about 75 a year for other people. As far as profit, it's dependent on season, market prices etc. I sell most all of mine right...